A Grade Nine student in Kisii County has been left devastated after she was prevented from sitting the Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA), which began on Monday, October 26, with the school telling her family that her name and credentials were simply missing from the system.
The student, who has attended the institution since her first term and even holds the position of school prefect, was sent home as her peers began their exams. Her father said he was blindsided by the news.
“I got a call that my child was not sitting for the assessment, I wondered why because she has been in that school since the first term and even sat for their internal exams so why is this one different?” he said.
School Blames Former Principal for Registration Failure
When the girl’s mother visited the school to seek clarification, she was directed to a principal who had since been transferred, with the current administration claiming to have no knowledge of how the omission occurred.
The family’s uncle summed up the school’s position bluntly:
“They are blaming the former principal for not registering her, and they claim they had no knowledge.”
The explanation has done little to comfort the family, who find it difficult to understand how a student actively participating in school life, including internal examinations, could have been overlooked during the national registration process.
Speaking to the press, the young girl was visibly distressed as she reflected on what the situation could mean for her academic future.
“I am very sad that I will not do the national exams. I have always done well in school, and they say my name is not in the system. I am so mad at them and angry. I need the Ministry of Education to step in and help me,” she said.
The family is now calling on education authorities to intervene urgently and find a way to allow the student to complete her assessment before the examination window closes.
